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Education
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University of Tennessee College of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
Tennessee Law Review, Executive Editor, Excellence in Editing Award; Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law; Mediation Moot Court; Phi Alpha Delta
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University of Georgia
M.A. 2004
Ecological & Environmental Anthropology
Certificate, Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development; Phi Kappa Phi
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Duke University
A.B., summa cum laude, 2001
Cultural Anthropology; Biological Anthropology & Anatomy; Minor, Comparative Area Studies
Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Service Areas
- Business Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
- Sustainability & Emerging Technologies
- Energy & Electrical Power Law
- Construction
- Health Care - Environmental
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources; Smart Growth and Green Building Committee, Vice Chair of Programs; Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association, Environmental Committee, Vice Chair
- Lawyers' Association for Women, Secretary
- Urban Land Institute, Sustainability Committee, Young Leaders Group
- Urban Green Lab, Secretary
- The Nature Conservancy, Generation Conservation Steering Committee
Corinne Martin is an environmental attorney and sustainability advisor in the firm's Nashville office. She is a member of the Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Service Group, the Sustainability and Emerging Technologies Practice Group, the Construction Service Group, and the Business Litigation Service Group. Corinne's practice includes environmental and construction litigation, appellate advocacy, general administrative law, and regulatory compliance. She is particularly dedicated to sustainable development, green energy and building issues, and corporate responsibility initiatives. In January 2012, Corinne was recognized as one of Nashville Post's Law Leaders Rising, which highlights the best of the fast-rising legal stars making an impact in Nashville.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Blog: "Tennessee Environmental Law Blog," co-author with William L. Penny
- "Supreme Court rejects federal common law nuisance claims for greenhouse emissions," co-author with Kenneth J. Gish, Jr., Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, June 20, 2011
- "Lessons from EPA's Office of Inspector General: Better have a lawyer review Phase I Environmental Site Assessments," Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, February 21, 2011
Before Stites & Harbison
Corinne received a graduate certificate in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development as part of her work on a Master's degree in Ecological and Environmental Anthropology before attending law school.
More Than Stites & Harbison
She is currently Secretary of Urban Green Lab, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to sustainability and sustainable living; Secretary of the Lawyers' Association for Women; a member of the Spring 2012 class of Young Leaders Council; a member of the Steering Committee for Generation Conservation of The Nature Conservancy; and a member of the Urban Land Institute's Sustainability Committee in middle Tennessee. Corinne is a past vice chair of programs for the Smart Growth and Green Buildings Committee of the American Bar Association's Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, and past vice chair of the Nashville Bar Association's Environmental Committee
Besides Stites & Harbison
Corinne enjoys listening to live music, spending time with her family, and watching sports, especially college basketball.